Warriors Don't Cry - Sunyyah

One of the books, which I have finished reading, is called Warriors Don't Cry written by Melba Pattillo Beal in her point of view of her Little Rock 9 integration experience. This book was very touching and was very much difficult to read without disgusted or angry or joyous for the successions made. The book is about Melba and the Little Rock 9 journey from 1954-58 through racism in a Southern high school in Little Rock, Arkansas called Central High after a Supreme Court ruling, which is considered the Brown v. Board of Education. The ruling then determined that any African-American student of Little Rock, Arkansas, was allowed to participate in integrating Central High, which Melba and 9 other students participated in. Though there was many struggled, such as physical, emotional and mental abuse. Also, for Melba, it required losing many friends, phone call threats and being isolated in her own home. Though with the struggles came successes, such as many people from around the world sending letters and phone calls of hope and support, convincing Governor Faubus to continue integrating Central High, and enemies becoming protectors and friends. Though the book was mainly about the author's experience, she was nowhere near biased. She included the bi-racial crowd of reporters, the mob, the 101st guards (sent from the military to protect the African-American students), the teachers, the other 8 African-American students of the Little Rock 9, her friends, her family, neighbors, and many more while including each individual group's intentions.

This book definitely connects to the world as it was in the past and in the present, for it shows how racism had overcome. It also defines that improvement can definitely be made in a positive way. Also, it comes to show how racism is not tolerated at all in this world than it was in 1954-58 and how it impacts how lives. When reading about Melba's life as a Little Rock integrator, it really made me think that she was part of the reason why Caucasians and African-Americans can interact with each other respectfully and freely. This comes to show that her actions take a big role in my life. I would surely recommend this book to people who would love to be historians as a career or just love researching the past and history overall, because this book has a good chunk of history, and better yet, it's told from someone's first-hand experience, so you know this book is credible.